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NEVADA 

FIFTY  YEARS  ASLEEP! 

AWAKENING 

I         1915         1 


Least    in    Population   and   Wealth! 

FIRST  IN  VIRGIN  OPPORTUNITIES! 

AGRICULTURE!    LIVESTOCK!    MINING! 


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Here,  where  the  Desert  barren  seems— 
But  only  seems/ — To  Gall  the  Strong! 

Then  yields  her  bosom 
To  the  Nursing  of  the  Race! 


By 
CHARLES  A.\NORCROSS 


ANO: 


Published  by 

NEVADA  BUREAU  OF  INDUSTRY, 
AGRICULTURE  AND  IRRIGATION 


CARSON  CITY, 

NEVADA 


"Old  Nevada" — Mood  Reminiscent 

IV/TARK  TWAIN,  in  Roughing  It,  erroneously 
classified  the  above  specimen  of  the  pros- 
pector's common  carrier  as  a"Washoe  canary.*'  But 
"Old  Nevada"  is  not  a  bird,  although  his  voice  is 
frequently  lifted  in  far-sounding  Jeremiads  against 
time  and  fate.  His  day  is  done!  The  poise  of  his 
ears  indicates  that  he  hears  the  "honk**  of  an  alien 
enemy.  Hamlet-like,  he  is  debating  whether  to  move 
from  the  thoroughfare  on  which  he  stands,  to  let 
Progress  pass,  or  to  end  all  in  one  noble  cataclysm 
of  hoofs,  radiator,  punctured  tires  and  ears. 


The  Lincoln  Highway  Crosses  Nevada 

M  EVADA  was  admitted  a  State  by  President 
Lincoln,  fifty  years  ago,  on  October  31, 
1 864,  as  a  war  measure,  to  secure  the  necessary 
votes  to  adopt  the  amendment  abolishing  slavery. 
Since  then  she  has  maintained  a  stable  state  gov- 
ernment; a  modern  public  school  system;  preserved 
law  and  order,  and  has  no  indebtedness  other  than 
what  she  owes  to  her  school  fund.  Moreover,  she 
holds  $1,577,000  of  the  bonds  of  other  states. 
Population,  95,000.  Assessed  valuation  of  proper- 
ty, $1  38,000,000.  Area  in  square  miles,  1  1  0,690. 
The  climate  ranges  from  the  sub-tropical,  in 
southern  Nevada,  to  mild  temperate  in  the  central 
and  northern  portions.  The  winters  arc  mild;  the 
snowfall  light  in  the  valleys,  and  zero  weather  rare. 
Had  Prince  De  Leon  sought  the  elixor  of  life  in 
climate,  instead  of  a  spring,  he  would  have  found 
his  quest  in  the  healthfulness  of  this  region. 


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Consolidated  Mill —  Goldfield 

EVADA  is  one  of  the  four  leading  mining 
states.  Since  the  discovery  of  the  Comstock 
Lode,  in  1 859,  the  yield  of  the  mines  has  exceeded 
$1,000,000,000.  The  present  normal  production 
is  about  $35,000,000  per  year;  chiefly  gold,  silver 
and  copper,  with  some  lead,  zinc  and  other  metals 
and  minerals.  The  Comstock  has  been  mined  con- 
tinuously for  56  years.  Other  of  the  older  districts, 
after  periods  of  cessation,  from  time  to  time  come 
into  new  leases  of  life  by  the  discovery  of  new  ore 
bodies  and  cheaper  processes.  The  discovery  of 
Tonopah  in  1 900  ushered  in  the  present  great  min- 
ing era.  Following  it  came  the  discovery  of  Gold- 
field  and  a  score  of  other  rich  camps. 


The  Great  Copper  Pit  at  Ely 

"*  WO  copper  districts  in  Nevada  produce  about 
90,000,000  pounds  of  copper  annually-Ely 
and  Mason  Valley.  Nowhere  else  in  the  world  is 
gold,  silver  and  copper  mining  carried  to  a  higher 
degree  of  technical  perfection  than  in  this  state.  At 
Tonopah,  Goldfield,  Ely  and  Mason  will  be  found 
the  last  word  in  modern  methods  of  handling  ores, 
and  a  visit  to  these  districts  will  well  repay  the  sight- 
seer. The  question  has  been  asked  whether  all  the 
mines  of  Nevada  have  been  discovered.  The  an- 
swer is— No,  nor  will  be  during  the  next  century.  It 
may  surprise  many  to  learn  that  Nevada's  produc- 
tion of  metals  today  is  about  twice  what  it  was  dur- 
ing the  widely-heralded  "boom"  mining  days. 


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P  HE  area  of  Nevada  may  be  roughly  subdivi- 

ded into  the  following  groups: 
1  -Water  area,  lakes    ...............        556.  160  acres. 

2-Verdureless  barrens  and  alkali  wastes.    12,284,440 
3-Mountains  and  rolling  grazing  lands    .    40,000,000 
4-Arable  valley  lands,  unreclaimed  .....  1  7,  1  59,000       " 

5-  Arable  valley  lands,  cultivated  .......    841,000       " 

The  first  and  second  groups,  for  our  present 
purposes,  are  in  the  discard.  The  third  group  corn- 
prises  the  stock  ranges,  on  the  native  flora  of  which 
about  500,000  cattle  and  1,500,000  sheep  sub- 
sist, except  during  the  brief  period  when  fattened  for 
the  markets.  The  fourth  group  represents  the  land 
for  present  and  future  generations  to  reclaim.  The 
soil  is  rich.  It  will  produce  bounteful  crops  under  irri- 
gation, and  in  some  instances  by  the  conservation  of 
the  rainfall  by  dry-farm  methods.  Reclamation  en- 
terprises, National  and  private,  are  engaged  in  stor- 
ing the  flood  waters  of  the  rivers  and  streams  to  re- 
claim a  portion  of  these  lands.  Artesian  wells  and 
pumping  plants,  drawing  from  vast  underground 
reservoirs  of  water,  are  reclothing  the  sagebrush 
wastes  with  alfalfa  and  grain  fields. 


Alfalfa  Pasture — Mason  Valley 

THE  present  84 1 ,000  acres  of  cultivated  lands 
are  being  increased  at  the  rate  of  about,  25,- 
000  acres  per  annum,  with  the  outlook  for  a  much 
greater  increase  hereafter,  due  to  the  state's  awak- 
ening to  the  importance  of  her  latent  agricultural 
resources  Moreover,  the  present  Nevada  farmer 
is  over-capitalized  in  land  and  under-capitalized  in 
equipment  and  livestock,  the  result  being  that  one 
must  seek  the  smaller  and  better  managed  farms  to 
discover  the  actual  productiveness  of  the  soil.  The 
average  cultivated  acreage  per  farm  in  Nevada  is 
280,  as  compared  with  63  acres  per  farm  in  Utah; 
8 1  acres  in  Idaho;  93  acres  in  Colorado  and  94  in 
Oregon.  The  era  of  farm  sub-division  is  begun. 


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L  ROM  a  few  hundred  to  a  thousand  feet  below 
the  surface,  Nature  has  conserved  vast  reser- 
voirs of  water  to  supplement  the  rivers  and  streams 
in  the  irrigation  of  the  desert. 


Nevada  Stream  Devoted  to  Irrigation 

spring  and  summer  flows  of  all  the  rivers 
and  streams  are  appropriated  for  irrigation. 
Reclamation  enterprises  are  storing  "flood"  waters 
to  reclaim  new  lands. 


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Desert   Valley  Before  Reclamation 

JV/FILLIONS  of  acres  of  rich,  arable  valley  lands 
in  Nevada  await  the  plowshare.  Some  of 
these  lands  may  be  dry-farmed;  some  may  be  re- 
claimed by  artesian  wells  and  pumping  plants,  and 
others  by  storing  the  flood  waters  of  streams.  An 
agricultural  empire  lies  fallow  here. 


Where  Once    \\  as  Desert  Now  Are  Farms 

1THE  real  problem  in  Nevada  is  neither  soil  nor 

climate— but  water!     Water  is  the  talisman 

— lacking  which  the  desert  is;  but  with  which,  the 

desert  vanishes,  transformed  into  waving  fields  of 

alfalfa  and  grain,  the  homes  of  farmers,  and  the 

seats  of  villages,  towns  and  cities. 


Alfalfa   r  i(ld —  Curxnn    Valley 

THE  great  agricultural  crop  of  Nevada  is  alfalfa. 

Soil  and  climate  are  remarkably  adapted  to 

its  cultivation.     The  yield  ranges  from  three  to  ten 

tons  per  acre  in  central  and  northern  Nevada;  six 

to  twelve  tons  in  sub-tropical  Nevada. 


/''all    t'asturaye,   Alfalfa,   Lovelock    Valley 

A  FTER  the  second  or  third  cutting  of  alfalfa, 
the  continued  growth  until  extreme  cold 
weather  produces  abundant  pasturage  until  late  in 
the  season.  Mixed  with  timothy,  blue-grass,  red- 
top  and  similar  grasses,  it  affords  a  well-balanced 
nutritive  ration  for  dairy  cows  and  hogs,  while  as 
a  single  feed,  it  has  no  superior  among  forage 
plants  for  fattening  livestock  Due  to  the  great  area 
of  natural  meadows — approximating  600,000  acres 
—  about  as  much  grass  hay  is  produced  as  alfalfa. 
The  value  of  all  forage  crops  grown  in  1914  is  est- 
imated at  $5,488,250,  practically  all  of  which 
was  converted  into  livestock  and  livestock  products 
valued  at  $11,026,200. 

Horse  and  mule  breeding  is  an  important  in- 
dustry in  parts  of  the  state.  The  mild  winters, 
splendid  pasturage  and  light  air  of  the  higher  alti- 
tudes develop  bone  and  sinew  and  big  lung  power, 
which  make  for  exceptional  strength  and  endurance. 

From  8,000  to  1 0,000  horses  and  mules  arc 
annually  marketed. 


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Nevada  Sheep  on  Pasture  Near  Elko 

THE  value  of  the  sheep,  lambs  and  wool  mark- 
eted in  1914,  is  estimated  at  $2,580,000. 
With  negligible  exceptions,  these  are  range-grown 
sheep,  the  flocks  being  herded  on  the  public  do- 
main and  forest  reserves  during  most,  and  in  some 
instances,  all  of  the  year.  Farmers,  however,  find 
a  large  demand  for  their  forage  crops  in  fattening 
such  flocks,  as  well  as  range-grown  cattle,  for  the 
stock  yards.  Until  recently  the  Nevada  farmer 
could  rely  upon  this  demand  to  consume  all  the  for- 
age crops  he  could  produce.  At  the  present  time, 
due  to  the  constantly  increasing  acreage  of  re- 
claimed lands,  the  production  of  alfalfa,  grass  hay 
and  pasturage  is  in  excess  of  the  range-livestock  de- 
mand. Instead,  however,  of  this  being  a  misfor- 
tune, it  is  the  making  of  agricultural  Nevada.  It 
means  the  beginning  of  an  era  of  dairying,  hog- 
breeding,  and  cattle  and  sheep  breeding  on  the 
farms;  of  sub-divided  ranches  and  multiplied  agri- 
cultural production. 


Loading  Beef  Cattle  on  the  Cars 

MEVADA  marketed,  in  1914,  beef  cattle  and 
veal  to  the  value  of  $5,400,000  nearly  all  of 
which  was  range  grown,  except  during  the  brief 
period  of  fattening  on  the  farms.  Local  farmers  are 
investigating  the  question  of  raising  ''baby  beef," 
believing  that  there  is  no  essential  reason  why  beef 
cannot  be  profitably  grown  on  the  farms  as  well  as 
ranges,  by  selecting  the  right  breeds  and  with 
proper  handling. 


DAIRYING  IN  NEVADA 

is  second  to  no  other  state  in  the 
conditions  favorable  to  dairying.  The  climate  is 
supremely  adapted  to  animal  healthfulness  and  vigor. 
The  winters  are  mild,  the  summer  nights  cool.  Pure 
water,  good  markets,  cheap  transportation  and  the 
finest  pasturage  and  forage  crops  in  the  country, 
make  for  the  development  of  a  great  industry. 


iOL8TEL\ti  AT  RENO 

DAIRYING,  however,  is  as  yet  in  its  infancy, 
but  is  coming  to  the  front  with  long  strides. 
One  or  more  modern  creameries  are  established  in 
each  of  the  following  valleys:  Carson,  Truckee,  Ma- 
son, Fallon,  Lamoille,  and  Humboldt,  which  are 
producing  premium  butter  for  home  consumption 
and  export.  This  is  but  the  beginning! 


Sorylntm, 


\Y7ITH  the  dairying  era  begun  in  Nevada,  the 
question  is  presented  of  the  balanced  feed 
ration  to  produce  the  largest  quantity  of  milk  at  the 
lowest  economic  cost.  In  this  state,  with  alfalfa  as 
the  basic  feed,  the  deficiency  to  be  supplied  is 
carbohydrates-the  exact  reverse  of  the  situation  in 
the  corn-growing  states,  where  it  is  protien.  Thus 
the  necessity  of  the  silo,  and  the  growing  of  some 
corn,  kafir  or  sorghum  for  ensilage  to  widen  the 
nutritive  ratio  of  alfalfa.  Corn  grows  thriftily  in 
Southern  Nevada,  but  in  other  parts  of  the  state  it 
is  not  a  successful  crop  at  altitudes  above  about 
4,200  feet.  On  the  other  hand  sorghum  and  kafir, 
of  almost  equal  value  for  silage,  may  be  grown  in 
most  sections.  One  will  find  Nevada  farmers  a- 
wakening  to  the  value  of  improved  dairy  cattle- 
Holstein-Friesian,  Jersey,  Guernsey  and  Ayrshire- 
with  some  fine  dairy  herds  in  the  state. 


Nevada's  First  Monolithic  Silo — Reno 


A   Beginner   in   Hog-Breeding 

A  LLIED  with  dairying  is  hog-breeding,  since 
the  skim  milk  from  the  separator  is  worth  30 
cents  per  cwt.  for  pigs.  Alfalfa  is  conceded  to  sur- 
pass all  other  feeds  for  the  economic  production  of 
pork.  It  needs  to  be  supplemented  with  corn,  bar- 
ley, or  other  carbohydrates,  to  finish  and  harden  the 
pork  during  the  last  six  weeks  or  so  before  mar- 
keting; but  cheaper  pork  can  be  raised  on  al- 
falfa than  on  any  other  crop  the  soil  can  grow.  The 
same  conditions  in  Nevada  which  make  for  a  great 
dairying  state,  make  as  well  for  a  great  swine-breed- 
ing state.  During  1914  the  production  of  pork 
doubled.  It  has  been  demonstrated  that  with  the 
supplemental  grain  and  root  crops  required  for  a 
balanced  ration,  1 200  pounds  of  pork  per  acre  can 
be  produced  on  Nevada  farms.  Prices  range  firm 
between  7c  and  8c  per  pound  at  points  of  shipment. 
The  local  and  coast  demand  is  such  that  there  is  no 
likelihood  of  any  over  production  in  the  next  decade. 


The  Product  That  Spells  Dollars 

THE  homeseeker's  present  golden  opportunity  in 
Nevada  lies  in  hog-breeding,  or,  preferably, 
dairying  and  hog-breeding  combined,  if  his  capital 
is  sufficient  for  both.  Owing  to  the  fecundity  of 
swine,  a  small  start — four  or  five  brood  sows — far- 
rowing twice  each  year,  in  a  few  years  will  increase 
into  a  large  drove.  Start  with  pure-breds  of  some 
one  standard  breed;  make  hog-breeding  a  business 
instead  of  an  incident,  and  under  intelligent  care, 
the  small  beginning  will  mean  independence  after  a 
few  seasons.  Since  1913  Nevada  has  undertaken 
to  handle  contagious  and  infectious  diseases  in  cattle, 
sheep,  horses,  swine  and  poultry.  The  dread  dis- 
ease, hog-cholera,  is  speedily  controlled  in  any  herd, 
provided  prompt  notice  is  given  the  state  author- 
ities on  its  appearance.  The  diagnosis  and  treat- 
ment is  performed  by  quarantine  officers,  the  owner 
paying  merely  for  the  serum  used  at  cost.  Neva- 
da expects  to  become  in  a  few  years  a  great  pork- 
producing  state. 


Hereford  and  Potted-Angus  Cattle — State 
University 

T^HE  agricultural,  veterinary,  mechanical  and  do- 
mestic science  departments  of  the  University  of 
Nevada,  at  Reno,  are  cooperating  with  farmers  and 
homeseekers  in  improving  farm  and  livestock  con- 
ditions and  methods,  and  supplying  reliable  advice 
and  assistance  on  call.  Moreover,  under  a  broad 
plan  of  agricultural  extension  work  recently  inaugur- 
ated, the  University  is  coming  to  the  farmers  with 
lectures  and  meetings  for  the  local  discussion  of 
welfare  problems. 

Perhaps  at  this  point,  we  may  properly  call 
attention  to  the  splendid  educational  system  main- 
tained throughout  the  state.  Nevada  has  $3,500,- 
000  of  invested  school  funds,  the  interest  on  which 
goes  to  the  support  of  its  public  schools.  In  addition 
to  which,  the  people  have  taxed  themselves  liber- 
ally to  equip  and  maintain  as  modern  an  educa- 
tional system,  from  the  country  schools  to  the  Un- 
iversity as  may  be  found  anywhere. 


Dairy  Pasture  Near  Carson  City 

^EVADA'S  greatest  need  is  agricultural  home- 
seekers.  Considering  the  productiveness  of  the 
soil  and  excellent  markets,  the  cheapest  land  is  to 
be  found  here  of  any  state  in  the  west.  Land  op- 
portunities are  divisible  into  the  following  groups. 
Improved  land,  with  water  right.  This  includes 
cultivated  farms  in  wh  ole  or  in  part  for  sale,  the  prices 
ranging  from  $50  to  $250  per  acre,  depending  on 
location  and  state  of  cultivation.  Unimproved  land, 
with  water  right— This  includes  the  uncleared  lands 
of  a  subdivided  "ranch'*  possessing  a  water-right, 
or  lands  under  a  reclamation  project,  the  prices,  by 
installment  payments,  ranging  from  $35  to  $100 
per  acre.  The  largest  present  acreage  under  this 
group  is  under  the  Government  Carson-Truckee  Re- 
clamation Project  (address  Project  engineer),  at  Fal- 
lon.  Private  lands  of  this  character  are  for  sale  in 
Carson,  Mason,  Smith,  Washoe,  Lovelock,  Hum- 
boldt  and  other  valleys.  For  information,  address 
the  state  immigration  department. 


Field  Corn  for  Silage — Truckee  Valley 

f  ANDS  without  water  rights,  from  the  home- 
seeker's  standpoint,  are  limited  to  three  groups, 
all  else  being  in  the  discard,  as  follows:  Sub-irriga- 
ted lands—There  is  a  considerable  acreage  in  the 
aggregate,  in  Nevada,  chiefly  in  private  ownership, 
which  by  reason  of  an  abundance  of  surface  moist- 
ure, will  grow  crops  without  irrigation.  But  little  at- 
tention, so  far,  has  been  given  to  the  cultivation  of 
such  soils  and  their  real  value  is  not  well  appreciated. 
"  Dry -farming"  Ian  ds—  Large  crops  of  grain  are 
grown  in  a  few  favorable  localities,  chiefly  in  Elko 
county,  by  conserving  the  precipitation.  Dry-farm- 
ing is  as  yet  an  experiment.  The  homeseeker  should 
assure  himself  that  the  conditions  are  favorable  be- 
fore attempting  a  dry-farm  homestead. 


Field  of  Egyptian  Millet — Fallon 
A  R  TESIA  N  and  pumping  Ian </s--These,  as  the 
title  indicates,  are  public  lands  in  the  artesian 
valleys,  open  to  homestead  and  desert-land  entry, 
and  supposedly  reclaimable  by  artesian  wells  and 
pumping  plants.  The  principal  artesian  districts  are 
in  Las  Vegas  and  Pahrump  valleys,  although  suc- 
cessful wells  have  been  drilled  in  a  dozen  other 
valleys  in  all  parts  of  the  state.  Western  Nevada  is 
threaded  with  hydro-electric  power  lines  which 
supply  cheap  power  for  pumping  and  are  thus  op- 
ening up  a  large  field  for  reclamation  enterprise. 
Homeseeker's  opportunities  on  the  public  lands  are 
plentiful,  but  unfortunately  involved  more  or  less  act- 
ual search  by  the  prospective  settler  to  find  a  suit- 
able entry. 


Nevada  Potatoes — A  650-Bushel  Yield' 

IN  quality  and  yield  per  acre,  Nevada  potatoes 
are  second  to  none  grown  elsewhere  in  the  coun- 
try. America's  best  tubers  come  from  the  irrigated 
lands  of  the  inter-mountain  region,  with  this  state 
preeminent.  Climate  and  soil  here  are  perfectly  a- 
dapted  to  production  of  the  potato  par  excellence. 
Potato  growing  is  a  fine  art  and  Nevada  growers 
who  know  how,  secure  normal  yields  of  1 0  to  15 
tons  and  upward  per  acre.  Most  of  the  crop  is  ex- 
ported, the  average  price,  f.  o.  b.  the  cars,  being 
about  $  1  7  per  ton.  Nevada  expects  in  time  to  mar- 
ket potatoes,  via  the  Panama  canal,  in  New  York 
City. 


The  Onion-Growers'  Paradise 

the  rich  black  river  and  valley  bottom  lands 
large  quantities  of  onions  are  grown  for  home 
consumption  and  export.  Celery,  wonderfully  crisp 
and  delicious,  grows  thriftily  and  offers  a  golden  op- 
portunity in  its  culture,  as  also  asparagus.  Nevada 
cantaloupes  of  exquisite  flavor  are  produced  at  Fal- 
lon,  but  the  real  home  of  the  Nevada  cantaloupe 
is  in  the  sub-tropical  belt,  Moapa,  Las  Vegas  and 
Pahrump  valleys.  All  the  common  garden  crops 
thrive  and  there  are  excellent  openings  for  market 
gardens.  With  every  variety  of  soil  and  climate,  a 
great  opportunity  is  presented  to  secure  cheap  lands 
for  growing  the  finest  quality  of  orchard  fruits. 


Combined  Harvester — Humboldt  County 
THE  value  of  the  cereals  grown  in  1914  is  es- 
1       timated  at  $1 ,838,400.    Wheat  is  the  lead- 
ing cereal,  growing  in  all  sections  and  yielding  from 
20  to  70  bushels  per  acre,   35  bushels  being  con- 
sidured  a  fair  yield.     Barley,  oats,  rye  and  other 
grains  do  as  well.  The  virgin  sagebrush  lands  need 
no  fertilization  to  produce  abundant  crops. 

With  all  her  large  production  of  grain,  alfalfa 
and  other  crops,  Nevada  does  not  yet  produce 
sufficient  poultry  and  eggs  for  her  own  consump- 
tion. A  hen  census  shows  but  220,000  and  but 
1 8,000  turkeys,  or  less  than  half  the  number  re- 
quired. Nevada  alfalfa-bloom  honey,  with  the 
added  flavor  of  certain  wild  blossoms,  is  incompar- 
able. There  are  1 0,000  colonies  of  bees  at  pres- 
ent, yielding  about  600,000  Ibs.  per  annum,  most 
of  which  is  exported  to  St.  Louis. 

Nevada  Sugar  — At  Fallen  is  located  the  beet 
sugar  refinery  of  the  Nevada  Sugar  Company,  with 
a  capacity  of  750  tons  a  day.  The  average  yield 
of  beets  at  Fallon  is  1  5  tons  per  acre  carrying  about 
1  7  per  cent  sugar. 


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Nevada   Poultry   Farm 


VY^HAT  sort  of  people  live  in  Nevada?  The 
answer  is  that  the  population  is  essentially 
cosmopolitan,  and  human  nature  is  here  found  in  all 
its  characteristics  from  the  highest  to  the  lowest.  The 
state  is  undergoing  a  period  of  internal  evolution  in 
which  the  struggle  is  between  about  the  same  forces 
as  are  arrayed  elsewhere.  Social  lines  are  clearly 
drawn  between  the  decent  and  the  dissolute.  The 
substantial  majority  of  the  people  are  wholesome, 
temperate,  hospitable,  generous  and  self-reliant. 

The  towns  will  compare  favorably  in  streets,  res- 
idences, business  houses  and  public  buildings  with 
avearge  western  towns  of  equivalent  size.  Reno, 
the  metropolis  of  the  state,  is  a  city  of  about  1 2,- 
000  population,  and  famous  for  its  picturesque  set- 
ting and  charm  of  climate.  Local  boards  of  trade 
and  commerical  organizations  are  not  well  equipped 
to  show  the  visitor  the  real  opportunities.  On  the 
other  hand,  the  banks,  newspaper  offices  and  the 
merchants  as  a  rule  will  give  their  best  information 
on  the  asking. 


Giant  Fig  Tree — Southern  Nevada 

T  N  addition  to  fruit  trees,  (the  cut  below  showing  a 
young  orchard,)  most  of  the  shade  and  ornamen- 
tal trees  thrive,  such  as  the  elm,  maple,  black-wal- 
nut, Carolina  poplar,  catalpa,  Norway  spruce,  etc. 


(^RNAMENTAL  shrubs  and  flowers,  also,  find 
^>^  transplanted  homes  in  Nevada,  and  the  desire 
for  beautiful  homes  and  gardens  can  be  gratified. 


HOMESEEKERS'  LITERATURE 

The  following  publications,  issued  by  the 
State  for  free  distribution  to  homeseekers, 
will  be  mailed  on  application  : 

Postage 

"Agricultural  Nevada/'  68  pages....  4  cts. 

"Nevada  Potatoes/'  32  pages  2  cts. 

"Alfalfa  and  Hogs/'  84  pages          3  cts. 
"Irrigation  Pumping  in  Nevada/' 

80  pages 3  cts. 

"Dairying  in  Nevada/'  160  pages....  5  cts. 

Address : 
IMMIGRATION  DEPARTMENT 

State  Capitol,  Carson  City.  Nevada 


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WHERE  SHALL  You  FIND  THE  DESERT? 

Soon  NOWHERE!  For,  lo,  the  Golden 
.'Wheat  Ripens  where  YESTERDAY  the 
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